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designation(dictionary)
Designation(law)
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designation (iou)



designation noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French designation or Latin designatio(n-), formed as DESIGNATE verb: see -ATION.]
The action of marking or pointing out; indication by words or signs. LME.
The action or an act of setting aside for or devoting to a particular purpose; Scots Law the setting apart of manses or glebes for the clergy. Now arch. or Hist. L16.
The action of appointing or nominating a person to office; the fact of being nominated. E17.
b. The appointment of a thing; the summoning of an assembly. M17-L18.
The quality of being marked out or fitted for a particular employment; a vocation; suitability. M17-L18.
Purpose, intention, design. M17-M18.
A distinctive mark or indication. M17.
A descriptive name, an appellation; Law a statement of profession, residence, etc., added for purposes of identification to a person's name. E19.